I had seen Japanese metal band Crossfaith posters and adds on my visits in Japan, but never thought to take time for an in-depth listening session until this past year, and boy was I surprised. Nevertheless, it goes down like crystalline water. The album might be rather short with 8 songs and a barely 32-minute running length.
I liked the band’s 2014-release Monuments to an Elegy, but when I read that this release would see Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha join mastermind Billy Corgan, I got ‘really’ excited, and I was not disappointed, despite a rather mellow feel with less brachial grunge elements. #14 The Smashing Pumpkins – Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. Definitely an album I’ve been waiting for and that did not disappoint one bit. Cool dudes, fantastic live presence, and just awesome music. Also, I finally got to see Skull Fist play live and even met the band shortly. I file that characteristic as ‘grown up’. Way Of The Road might not be as brachial and eccentric as it predecessor, but it works absolutely well for me. It took Skull Fist 5 years to release their follow up to the phenomenal Chasing the Dream album, but it was worth the wait. I listened to the whole record in one sitting and loved it. You really need to absorb the whole film to appreciate it.” I did exactly that. You can watch a scene, and there are many great scenes, and they’re fantastic, but you’re not getting the whole experience by watching just one scene. To put it in the words of guitarist Alex Skolnick, “ iss a little bit like a full-length film. Metal Allegiance‘s second attempt can be considered a more consistent album than the supergroup’s debut work. #16 Metal Allegiance – Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty While in Japan, I had the chance to listen to their new album and was impressed by the albums energy and creativity. I discovered Rottengraffty while watching Japanese anime Dragon Ball Super, to which the band offered their fantastic song 「70cm四方の窓辺」. It might not be the strongest album of the band, but I rank it 4th in the band’s «best to worst» albums and can recommend it to anyone who likes dark riffs, head-banging beats, dynamic arrangements, intense vocals, and dramatic stories. I thought it was an experiment gone right and still enjoy listening to it. The ninth album of Bay Area thrasher Machine Head, Catharsis, was received with mixed reviews. To put it in the words of Loudwire, “a complete piece of art”. The first album in 5 years, and after mastermind Al Jourgensen had basically retired the Ministry-brand.
That alone makes this album one of my favourites for 2018. Randy Blythe radiate among the most ferocious metal energy around. Ross Dolan and Dead Behind The Eyes feat. Ritual might not be the best Soulfly album, but it surely provided––and still provides––great listening-fun. I really liked Archangel (2015) and find Ritual to continue that course. The legendary Max Cavalera issued the 11th instalment of Soulfly and I enjoyed it as much and any other Soulfly album. That said, here my Top 20 Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Albums 2018: #20 Soulfly – Ritual
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Hence, feel free to let me know which albums you would have included or excluded from this list. Of course, the list reflects solely my subjective view and taste. The list I have compiled is based on how often I have listend to the respective album since it came out, as well as the Wow!-effect it had on me. The year 2018 came to an end a couple of weeks ago and we look back on an abundance of excellent albums, many of which I would not have expected to become instant classics.
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